Knowing about the different types of cheats in video games can help gamers to identify and avoid players using them online. With that concept in mind, I started a series on this column titled "how cheaters cheat" which thus far has covered lag switches, modding, and specialized turbo controllers. One method of cheating not yet covered in the series is aimbots.

Taken from a site promoting the aimbot

So what is an aimbot and how do you use one? An aimbot is a hack cheat that is downloaded onto a USB drive and then activated prior to playing a game online. Generally, aimbots simply help the player by giving them ungodly accuracy. Most shooters on console have a slight aim assist built into them where your reticle "sticks" to an enemy when you look at them as if they were magnetic (check out this video to see what I mean). Think of that concept but on steroids. Not only will your crosshairs be drawn to enemies, but you will score headshots every time. That is what an aimbot does.

It's like how FPS Doug once commented in an episode Pure Pwnage that his dad was nervous whenever he worked in the gun shop because every time he had a gun in his hands, it just automatically pointed at someone's head. That's what an aimbot does in-game.

Here are the listed features of a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 aimbot I found while researching the subject online:

Sounds pretty ridiculous. Why can't people just play the game normally? Don't people realize that if you need to use some sort of outside device in order to post good scores in a video game it means they themselves actually suck at the game? They think they are impressing people by posting amazingly good scores but the contrary is actually true. They are embarrassing themselves.

Check out the video above to see a Halo: Reach aimbot in action. Not only is there no recoil or bloom on this guy's DMR at all, but he scores headshots every time from across the entire map with very little effort on his part. Because apparently cheating just one way isn't fun enough, many aimbots also have secondary features like the ability to super jump, see through walls, and paint enemies bright neon colors to see them easier (called chamming - see image at top of the article). The one used in that video made the player's gun shoot faster as a DMR is not supposed to be fully automatic.

Aimbots are one of the worst forms of cheating online. As you can probably tell from the video, it completely ruins that game. Nobody else stands a chance. How is that supposed to be fun? Using aimbots is also very risky as the system will be able to detect your hacked files after awhile and ban your console from Xbox LIVE. We're not just talking about banning your gamertag, either, but the entire console itself.

If you suspect someone in one of your games was using an aimbot (and it should be pretty obvious), file a complaint against their gamertag and let Microsoft do the rest.

The Next in the RowThe sequel of Saints Row IV, Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell, will be launched on the 27th of January, 2015. The 2013 version proved a major success for the franchise; Saints Row IV has earned revenue of a whopping USD 13 million, making it one of the best-selling video game franchises.

Saints Row is an action-adventure game series developed by Volition Inc. It has launched four versions of the game till date. The fourth version was launched in 2013, and supports the platforms Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4, and Windows. The game is all about a gang called the 'Third Street Saints', and features more of an open world framework, quite similar to that of games like Red Dead Redemption, Sleeping Dogs, Grand Theft Auto, and the like.

Saints Row 4 counts as one of the greatest superhero games ever made. Third Street Saints leader is now the president and holds the responsibility to save the United States from a terrorizing alien invasion. The game becomes more entertaining with the use of cheat codes. Below is a list of Saints Row 4 cheat codes that are compatible with PC, Xbox 360, and PS3 (3 most popular platforms). Use them to make the game more interesting and player-dominant. But do remember, when using cheats, the auto-save feature and achievements will be disabled.

While in the game, press the 'BACK' button to enter the 'PAUSE' menu. Once in the menu, go to 'EXTRAS' and select 'CHEATS'. Further, click on 'ADD CHEAT', and use the cheats from the list below.

(Note: The cheat codes mentioned here are common to all three platforms in question)

We hope you had a great time using these codes in the game. If you find any code which is not mentioned in the above list, you could always leave a comment in the section below. After this, you'll surely get around pre-ordering the Saints Row's sequel.

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